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Let's take a look at the news of Ukraine, where the sense of crisis is growing, not knowing when a conflict may occur.

The 16th, the date the US expected Russia to launch an attack, is now two days away.

Russia is currently sending 127,000 men to pressure the border area surrounding Ukraine, and in response, the United States and NATO continue to increase their forces in Poland and Romania, which are close to Ukraine.

While the phone talks between Biden and Putin, who were hoping for some kind of diplomatic solution, ended to no avail, the US is raising the level of vigilance, saying that Russia could invade Ukraine at any moment.



Correspondent Yunsoo Kim from Washington delivered this message.



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The day after the phone conversation between President Biden and Putin ended, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan raised the level of vigilance even further, saying that a Russian invasion is possible at any moment.



[Jake Sullivan/US National Security Adviser: Russia's invasion of Ukraine can start right away.

It is possible this week, even before the Beijing Olympics are over.]



It indirectly revealed that the talks between the two presidents ended without much profit.




President Biden spoke on the phone to the President of Ukraine right after the day after his meeting with Putin and promised sovereignty and territorial integrity.



The Pentagon analyzed that the possibility of a diplomatic solution is becoming increasingly slimy.



[John Kirby / U.S. Pentagon Spokesperson: President Putin shows no intention of easing tensions, and there are no signs of a diplomatic solution at all.]



Flights to Ukraine are suspended one after another due to the threat of war At the same time, the number of evacuations is increasing, with Japan also issuing evacuation orders to Ukrainian embassy staff.



Tensions in the international community over the Ukraine crisis are at an all-time high as President Biden's expected start date for the Russian invasion approaches just two days away.



(Video coverage: Park Eun-ha, video editing: Jung Yong-hwa)